NEW YORK (1010 WINS) -- With many states experiencing upticks in COVID-19 cases with election day a bit over two weeks away, many voter are asking themselves if it's safe to vote in-person.
Well, who better than to ask -- and whose lead best to follow -- than the country's leading infectious diseases expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci.
"I'm gonna try to vote in person. I like the-- the atmosphere of going and voting," Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CBS News' "60 Minutes."
Fauci cautioned, though, "If someone asked me, 'I'm 75 years old, I have hypertension and I'm a little bit concerned,' alleviate your anxiety, do an absentee ballot, no problem."
CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook clarified, though, "But they could vote in person if they were careful?"
Responded Fauci, "Right. Yes."
